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  • A peoples’ history of Ireland

    Welcome to Our Irish Heritage – a place for those with a grá for Ireland, its people, history, heritage & culture. We invite you to share your photographs, memories, folklore, family histories, personal stories, historical documents & research to help us create a peoples’ history of Ireland. Find out how to contribute to this archive.

    Our Irish Heritage is the home of the Irish Community Archive Network

    • Explore our network

      Explore our network

    Discover Ireland's Heritage
    • Celebrating 'Our Irish Women'

      Celebrating 'Our Irish Women'

    • Galway's gastronomic heritage

      Galway's gastronomic heritage

    • Digging for Gold in Laois

      Digging for Gold in Laois

    • Arthur Guinness

      Arthur Guinness

    • Before I Forget...

      Before I Forget...

    • Notes on Brickmaking

      Notes on Brickmaking

    Visit our network sites
    • Abbey & District Heritage, Co. Galway

      Abbey & District Heritage, Co. Galway

    • Claregalway Historical Society, Co. Galway

      Claregalway Historical Society, Co. Galway

    • Galway Community Archaeology, Co. Galway

      Galway Community Archaeology, Co. Galway

    • Galway County Heritage Office, Galway City, Co. Galway

      Galway County Heritage Office, Galway City, Co. Galway

    • Galway: Decade of Commemoration, Co. Galway

      Galway: Decade of Commemoration, Co. Galway

    • Historical Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo

      Historical Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo

    • Killererin Heritage Group, Co. Galway

      Killererin Heritage Group, Co. Galway

    • Louisburgh & Killeen Heritage, Co. Mayo

      Louisburgh & Killeen Heritage, Co. Mayo

    • Milltown Heritage Group, Co. Galway

      Milltown Heritage Group, Co. Galway

    • Moycullen Heritage, Co. Galway

      Moycullen Heritage, Co. Galway

    • Moylough Heritage Society, Co. Galway

      Moylough Heritage Society, Co. Galway

    • Oughterard Heritage, Co. Galway

      Oughterard Heritage, Co. Galway

    • Our Wicklow Heritage, Wicklow Heritage Forum, County Wicklow

      Our Wicklow Heritage, Wicklow Heritage Forum, County Wicklow

    • People & Nature, County Galway Biodiversity Project

      People & Nature, County Galway Biodiversity Project

    • Skehana & District Heritage, Co. Galway

      Skehana & District Heritage, Co. Galway

    • Woodlawn Heritage, Co. Galway

      Woodlawn Heritage, Co. Galway

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    • Kilfinane Emmets in 1897

      Kilfinane Emmets in 1897 Limerick’s First All Ireland Hurling Final Victory  
    • Dr. Ned Walsh of Betteville

      Sporting Athletic Success –  Read by clicking on this link on limerickcity.ie : http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/walshned05.pdf
    • Cush Earth Works Video

      We have commissioned a series of replica urns and artifacts unearthed in the 1930’s at the Bronze Age site Cush, ...
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      30/11/2019
      My dad Patrick Madden, came from Drumslide, Ballycroy. He was a rug weaver and is in the book Deeds Not...
    • Michael Madden on Grattan Freyer

      23/11/2019
      My dad Patrick Madden, Ireland's best known hand weaver wove rugs for Gratton in his shop in the 60s. My...
    • Jennifer Pates on Ford-Mears/Meer Family: Ballina to Chicago

      21/11/2019
      This is amazing. F.J. was my great grandfather. His son Thomas Lewis was my grandfather. Such a cool article to...
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